Magomed Ankalaev may have punched his ticket to a UFC title fight last night (Sat., Jan. 13, 2024) at UFC Vegas 84 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, after stopping fellow light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker with a brutal second-round TKO (watch HERE).
In addition to the light heavyweight rematch, UFC Vegas 84 played host to a collection of high-tilt matchups that produced memorable action. Check out some of the results below:
- Jim Miller captured his 26th UFC win with a third-round neck crank and then called out Brock Lesnar for UFC 300 (watch HERE)
- Brunno Ferreira lived up to his nickname, “The Hulk,” by smashing middleweight counterpart Phil Hawes with a nasty first-round KO (watch HERE)
- Bantamweight prospect Marcus McGhee pushed his UFC record to 3-0 with an impressive second-round TKO finish over Gaston Bolanos
- Jean Silva had one of the weirdest debut walkouts in recent memory then proceeded to decimate journeyman Westin Wilson with a blistering first-round TKO (highlights HERE)
- Nikolas Motta played spoiler by stopping Contender Series winner, Tom Nolan, with a 63-second TKO
- At just 22 years old, flyweight prospect Joshua Van pushed his UFC record to 3-0 with a beautiful beatdown over former LFA champion Felipe Bunes (watch HERE)
In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Vegas 84 post-fight bonus winners below:
- Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev
- Performance of the Night: Jim Miller
- Performance of the Night: Brunno Ferreira
- Performance of the Night: Marcus McGhee
For complete UFC Vegas 84 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
